The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-23
SAME OLD CHESTNUT.
YESTERDAYS SENATORIAL VOTE
Results In no Change In tho Bltuation-Ti,e
Probabilities Arc That Governor Wilson
Will Appoint n sIn'I-The Republican
Caucus Inst Nlght-Still Firm. <


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Special Dtpatch 10 he Int.l'iqtnetr. ~.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 22.-Bu
three days remain Of this Legislative aess
ion. To-day, with one Camden man alb
sent, Mr.. Camden lacked eight votes o
election. Mr.. Chancellor will probabl,
be back tomorrow, and Republican vii
probably be absent, Btill tho Democrat
caucus nominee will only stand on sl
equality with the Republican nomiuo,
with thir!y-nine votes, and It will stil
take forty.six to elect. The seven vote.
necessary Mr.. Camden will never get. III
may get one more, Ho could get at least
three more II these three would do hiu
any good, but with those three hiH cause
would be rs hopeless rs it now Is. lie Ii
beaten, and l think no has realized thu
tact Tor a week past. His defeat meau.
that there will be no election, for The
majority will not let the minority triumph
after 30 bitter fight. -.
I notice that tho mon who, in the eau
Gus, supported or tried to support sous
other man than Mr.: Camden, such men ai
Measrs. Shaw, Ragand and Hiner, arr
frmeat Ia their determination to stick tt
Camden till tha session ends. Camden
election is out Of the question, and ous
other fact Ia just 90 well assured, which b
that Governor Wilson has given his wore
OIL moro than ono occasion that he woult
not be q party to any arrangement where
by he would become the Senator himself
such Rs the scheme talked Of earlier in tht
session, his resignation and subscquent an
pointment as Senator By, President Pfict
Of the Senate, who would DO his successor
as Governor. s 5.g3As .l E5f \
When Mr.. Lucas wa1 aalsed on the hool
Of the joint assembly II hn did not expec,
to be the beneficiary OF tho deadlock, II Il
continued during the session, ho did uoI
answer very directly. H." evidently does
expect to receive tho appointment and
everybody else hero expects him 10. 55
The point has buen raiaed hero that i
the session were extended beyond tht
fourth Of March the Governor could no,
fill the vacancy, the United States cousti
tuition providing that he aha!l appoint /
the vacation occurs in the vacation Of tht
Legislature, and this vacancy occurring
during the session. But this point i.
knocked in tho head by the fact that les!
than year ago, go it is stated in letter.
received here from Washington, tht
United States Senate seated member ap
pointed under the very circumstances
which would here exist. 1t does not re
quire great confidence in ones foresich
to predict three thing5, first, the session
will no. be extended second, no Senate;
will DO elected by the Legislature; third
D. B. Lucas will be appointed by Governor
Wilson. lF,,. gEEi - 5rt'i - f55
The vote in joint assembly to-day re
suited as follows: a. L. Bossmsn, 10
johnson N. Camden, So; John Brannon
i; Lewis A. Newman, l; Okey Johnson
|; J. 3. Jackson, 3; A. F. Raymond, l
John A. Preston, 9. Mr.. Whitaker agai,
voted for Camden. Mr.. Cook, the inde
pendent, cast his vote for Ex-Governor
Boreman as he did yesterday for Mr.
Campbell. There were no speeches to
day and nothing else to vary the monoto
ny of the old routine. &
The Republican caucus tonight agreed
to allow each individual member to take
such course in the matter Of tho extension
OF the session es seemed best to him. 4
resolution was adopted that the caucu,
agree to stick to one candidate till the
session ends, said candidate to be choser
by ballot. Three ballots were then taken
Goff and Flick being the leading candi
dates. On the third it became apparent
that General Golf would be tho choice
and a motion was made to reconsider the
resolution and name candidate for eact
Of tho three remaining days. This was
protested against by friends Of GoF and
was lost. The next ballot resulted in Guf
receiving clear majority OF ten Of all thu
votes cast. His nomination was not re
ceived with grace by come OF the Secoat
district members. sf.,..,
There was some interesting talk about {
certain letter written by a prominen
Wheeling Republican to another ant
aome feeling grew out OF it. The caucu:
did not adjourn till II 80, though thrco OF
iour members left before that time, at leas
one Of them in no happy mood. ~, sHf
| Mr.. Whitaker did not attend the caucu
nor were tho Grsenback members pres
ent. Senator woodward, Col. Snyder ant
possibly one or more others did not par
ticipate, though they woro in the hal
during the meeting. Any hopes MI
Camden's friends may have had Of the re-
suit OF the CAUCUS, however, were daahsd
when the 1ituation became known. -
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